HCCDA Document 'SA-1855-census' page 1:

SOUTH AUSTRALIA., CENSUS RETURNS.

ABSTRACT of the CENSUS RETURNS of the PROVINCE of SOUTH AUSTRALIA, taken on the 31st of MARCH, 1855, in terms of the ACT of COUNCIL, No. 13, 1854.

No. of District.

Number of each age.

Married or single.

Totals.

Occupation.

Houses.

Males.

Females.

Males.

Females.

Under two years of age.

Two and under seven.

Seven and under fourteen.

Fourteen and under twenty-one.

Twenty-one and under forty-five.

Forty-five and under sixty.

Sixty and upwards.

Under two years of age.

Two and under seven.

Seven and under fourteen.

Fourteen and under twenty-one.

Twenty-one and under forty-five.

Forty-five and under sixty.

Sixty and upwards.

Married.

Single.

Married.

Single.

Males.

Females.

General Total.

Farmers.

Agricultural Laborers.

Merchants.

Stockholders.

Medical Men.

Lawyers.

Ministers of Religion.

Surveyors.

Engineers.

Other Professional Persons.

Clerks.

Brewers.

Millers.

Publicans and Licensed Victuallers.

Shopkeepers and other Retail Dealers.

Mechanics and Artificers, viz.— Master Builders.

Brickmakers.

Bricklayers.

Smiths.

Carpenters.

Masons.

Plasterers.

Shoemakers.

Cabinetmakers.

Saddlers and Harness Makers.

Tailors.

Tanners.

Miners.

Sawyers and Splitters.

Shepherds and others in charge of Sheep.

Stockmen and others in charge of Cattle.

Carriers and their Assistants.

Gardeners.

Mariners and Fishermen.

Domestic Servants.

All other persons not included in the above.

Stone or Brick.

Wood.

Other materials, or Tents.

Total.

1. City of Adelaide—Hindmarsh Ward—Population of City,

18,259

131

275

322

227

1,035

190

37

161

280

290

410

1,049

139

33

716

1,501

773

1,589

2,217

2,362

4,579

36

123

48

12

10

4

3

12

34

67

4

4

27

150

19

1

7

42

70

6

4

49

41

13

34

13

12

5

3

3

26

1

14

397

3,285

844

56

17

917

2. City of Adelaide—Gawler Ward—Population of City,

18,259

169

288

362

273

1,193

204

29

146

339

336

443

1,069

134

24

870

1,648

969

1,522

2,518

2,491

5,009

21

260

14

6

9

4

4

4

9

28

60

3

8

45

162

9

18

45

100

15

8

62

22

20

32

9

5

2

34

7

39

396

3,549

888

41

28

957

3. City of Adelaide—Grey Ward—Population of City,

18,259

163

408

385

232

1,019

188

19

221

434

451

379

1,130

194

34

1,011

1,403

1,034

1,809

2,414

2,843

5,257

14

112

16

2

5

6

7

9

13

55

67

9

12

30

147

84

22

21

53

99

69

19

46

48

16

18

5

21

17

7

6

59

23

7

213

3,900

1,049

91

44

1,184

4. City of Adelaide—Robe Ward—Population of City,

18,259

118

251

289

177

568

142

31

109

256

282

290

750

121

30

609

967

715

1,123

1,576

1,838

3,414

8

112

25

1

5

6

5

2

1

57

56

2

7

10

23

18

12

20

73

31

21

29

9

6

14

1

10

5

1

21

11

2

239

2,571

639

47

29

715

5. Town of Kensington and Norwood—West Norwood Ward

2,553

37

83

79

42

219

30

7

46

90

93

65

236

35

11

195

302

228

348

497

576

1,073

2

43

22

1

1

2

1

15

2

15

1

12

7

12

17

10

7

13

2

2

6

1

2

3

6

10

2

31

825

226

11

13

250

6. Town of Kensington and Norwood——East Norwood Ward

2,553

22

52

57

33

109

24

6

21

47

42

49

128

23

6

111

192

130

186

303

316

619

4

23

14

2

1

1

13

1

2

12

8

1

4

5

20

6

1

6

2

3

1

1

1

7

2

19

459

113

7

15

135

7. Town of Kensington and Norwood—Kensington Ward

2,553

30

69

68

34

136

30

6

26

73

100

69

181

30

9

142

231

166

322

373

488

861

5

33

10

2

5

1

1

1

9

2

1

2

19

3

3

2

3

7

1

10

2

1

2

3

3

5

1

45

679

174

3

1

178

8. District of West Torrens

47

135

161

77

266

77

22

52

120

191

147

317

49

11

291

494

310

577

785

887

1,672

61

134

5

4

1

2

1

1

16

5

3

4

7

12

5

5

9

14

4

3

9

1

6

1

2

5

12

19

4

106

1,211

235

8

85

328

9. District of Hindmarsh

131

294

313

186

624

151

27

145

303

337

254

707

114

16

674

1,052

754

1,122

1,726

1,876

3,602

88

253

6

2

3

1

2

1

6

8

6

1

16

15

37

3

62

14

24

38

28

15

27

6

2

8

15

4

7

1

3

40

20

4

151

2,685

565

41

206

812

10. District of East Torrens

144

284

333

181

671

175

39

140

277

312

270

704

146

29

654

1,173

696

1,182

1,827

1,878

3,705

162

267

22

6

3

3

4

1

72

20

7

10

15

9

4

8

34

13

23

3

5

1

2

12

75

3

3

13

110

2

225

2,568

338

258

93

739

11. Western half of the District of Onkaparinga

41

114

110

57

257

57

18

54

116

100

83

191

53

11

221

433

223

385

654

608

1,262

151

66

1

1

4

3

2

1

5

4

1

5

10

1

2

14

2

1

11

4

2

3

3

8

28

1

1

2

17

908

49

141

57

217

11A. Eastern half of the District of Onkaparinga

54

128

132

71

269

49

16

64

110

96

74

235

40

14

259

460

269

364

719

633

1,352

157

96

1

2

4

4

2

1

3

2

15

16

1

11

1

1

1

6

8

1

28

991

48

139

21

258

12. Southern half of the District of Yatala

65

181

212

120

381

101

32

78

195

204

161

360

90

29

403

689

432

685

1,092

1,117

2,209

134

166

12

6

1

4

3

1

4

6

2

1

14

25

11

2

4

11

16

8

11

2

2

1

1

1

5

27

2

90

1,636

297

19

126

442

12A. Northern half of the District of Yatala

46

117

111

90

279

64

4

48

91

120

101

210

35

5

206

505

213

397

711

610

1,321

159

122

3

1

1

2

21

4

1

3

9

19

3

3

4

16

13

1

3

9

3

2

3

4

10

102

800

104

12

106

222

13. Western half of the District of Highercombe

27

69

78

77

151

47

4

34

66

66

54

125

30

4

146

307

148

231

453

379

832

104

114

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

4

4

3

3

1

5

24

562

63

73

13

119

13A. Eastern half of the District of Highercombe

29

44

62

43

122

32

1

14

46

47

43

100

25

120

213

123

152

333

275

608

53

94

1

1

4

3

8

3

2

6

5

1

2

7

25

393

49

20

50

119

14. Northern half of the District of Para Wirra

5

23

28

18

40

10

2

11

25

26

13

35

8

3

34

92

36

85

126

121

247

31

23

1

1

1

1

1

8

1

9

170

15

19

4

38

14A. Southern half of the District of Para Wirra

14

47

42

32

75

16

4

8

36

45

30

65

9

4

75

155

74

123

230

197

427

56

53

1

2

1

2

2

1

4

4

2

4

14

281

16

38

17

71

15. Portion of the District of Talunga north of the River Torrens

36

65

62

40

119

28

9

19

55

41

45

100

14

7

116

243

121

160

359

281

640

84

54

1

2

3

6

11

1

3

1

1

1

2

1

38

431

13

79

23

115

15A. Portion of the District of Talunga south of the River Torrens

45

95

106

81

233

52

13

49

99

77

66

175

37

4

192

433

202

305

625

507

1,132

136

121

1

1

1

1

3

5

3

8

6

11

5

3

1

3

1

1

1

1

18

801

51

113

38

202

16. District of Mount Crawford

20

30

33

22

85

17

5

16

36

23

33

63

11

3

63

149

68

117

212

185

397

46

41

7

1

2

1

4

1

2

6

2

2

21

261

23

40

13

76

17. District of Barrossa West

79

152

143

106

365

73

12

73

159

148

116

310

45

11

317

613

339

523

930

862

1,792

134

99

1

1

3

1

7

5

3

2

3

10

5

38

2

2

6

21

38

14

3

16

1

3

2

2

2

10

1

2

1

2

65

1,287

160

175

25

360

18. District of Barossa East

25

91

74

55

157

26

14

48

70

66

48

122

23

8

148

294

150

235

412

385

827

142

27

5

3

2

2

4

7

5

3

1

3

2

3

1

1

17

599

28

16

109

153

19. District of Munno Para West

62

143

157

136

311

70

20

78

155

158

115

266

46

8

274

625

281

545

899

826

1,725

287

137

1

3

2

2

5

1

1

1

11

8

9

7

2

1

2

2

39

1,204

64

65

179

308

20. District of Munno Para East

30

57

68

55

152

23

7

32

68

56

49

121

19

1

124

268

122

224

392

346

738

95

129

3

1

1

2

1

3

1

1

5

6

1

2

3

46

438

70

26

26

122

21. District of Mudla Wirra

20

46

54

51

151

24

3

33

72

57

40

99

27

1

132

217

126

203

349

329

678

78

77

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

2

3

4

2

1

15

2

3

1

17

464

37

84

11

132

22. District of Angaston

52

109

109

79

255

76

16

49

125

109

79

206

56

16

225

471

238

402

696

640

1,336

174

64

2

3

1

3

4

4

3

4

8

10

2

12

15

14

7

1

2

1

3

6

8

6

1

53

925

96

18

133

252

23. District of Clare

36

75

82

69

212

37

5

46

91

91

62

179

33

4

189

327

202

304

516

506

1,022

86

83

4

2

1

2

2

1

6

1

3

7

12

1

9

9

12

5

4

2

1

10

11

6

3

8

56

675

74

128

11

243

24. District of Upper Wakefield

44

78

66

61

176

36

7

36

60

55

66

119

28

1

141

327

148

217

468

365

833

116

50

5

1

2

2

2

3

4

10

7

5

1

6

2

9

3

15

2

13

575

61

85

15

161

25. District of Mitcham

106

249

258

169

526

140

32

93

209

268

220

559

121

16

510

970

545

941

1,480

1,486

2,966

181

156

22

2

1

5

4

2

6

38

18

1

3

10

18

2

4

7

14

23

16

2

12

5

8

1

7

2

3

10

58

2

174

2,149

352

107

135

594

26. District of Brighton

50

113

156

71

261

50

15

57

124

160

136

298

54

13

241

475

252

590

716

842

1,558

92

105

9

3

1

6

2

1

2

1

7

8

11

1

2

1

8

6

7

1

4

2

3

1

6

4

8

127

1,129

167

9

71

247

27. District of Echunga

30

77

82

64

269

23

8

38

71

87

45

163

35

4

203

350

177

266

553

443

996

86

101

1

1

1

5

1

2

5

17

2

8

10

2

3

5

2

73

15

1

1

3

8

3

41

599

32

77

96

205

28. District of Clarendon

41

110

117

76

237

47

12

56

102

109

76

193

40

5

237

403

226

355

640

581

1,221

125

133

1

3

4

1

2

10

1

1

3

9

4

1

9

5

3

2

9

1

5

35

854

59

58

103

220

29. Southern half of the District of Mount Barker

7

34

31

28

69

14

2

17

34

26

29

52

12

6

57

128

65

111

185

176

361

57

40

1

5

3

1

1

3

2

1

12

235

12

27

25

64

29A. Southern half of the District of Mount Barker

44

100

86

67

202

43

6

54

95

84

87

201

30

7

197

351

205

353

548

558

1,106

73

75

1

6

1

4

3

5

1

2

3

10

2

3

3

11

12

6

2

9

2

2

4

2

5

6

1

3

50

799

82

106

24

212

30A. Western half of the District of Nairne

4

9

3

9

3

2

3

3

1

8

1

8

20

9

9

28

18

46

4

4

1

12

25

2

6

7

15

30. Eastern half of the District of Nairne

57

143

118

78

247

48

15

62

133

125

89

217

41

6

228

478

235

438

706

673

1,379

98

87

3

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

3

4

10

1

11

13

5

9

1

2

3

36

3

3

3

1

44

1,031

117

62

73

252

31. District of Morphett Vale

43

131

138

73

266

55

10

37

102

148

106

253

41

6

229

487

226

467

716

693

1,409

139

46

2

3

1

2

7

7

5

6

2

3

6

6

4

3

9

1

1

1

1

7

1

1,146

110

38

110

258

32. District of Kondoparinga

26

54

58

45

130

30

4

23

53

61

43

88

18

2

102

245

105

183

347

288

635

93

69

1

1

1

1

2

5

1

1

1

2

2

12

443

8

91

2

101

33. District of Macclesfield

29

66

56

42

134

31

4

32

77

48

48

115

28

4

128

234

134

218

362

352

714

84

34

2

2

1

1

3

5

4

1

4

7

3

7

1

1

1

4

2

19

528

20

103

2

130

34. District of Strathalbyn

48

65

80

58

252

26

7

44

98

78

70

183

18

5

180

356

190

306

536

496

1,032

131

86

1

2

1

2

2

2

3

2

4

2

2

7

10

6

2

5

1

1

4

9

4

3

28

712

75

118

17

210

35. District of Willunga

97

216

217

168

480

96

19

79

214

210

174

419

72

13

418

875

429

752

1,293

1,181

2,474

258

227

2

5

7

1

2

2

3

10

7

12

7

6

12

22

13

9

2

1

2

11

5

2

1

3

71

1,771

177

77

195

449

36. Northern portion of the Districts of Yankalilla and Myponga (Hundred of Myponga)

18

37

24

11

80

13

2

15

31

29

17

56

4

56

129

59

93

185

152

337

49

27

2

1

1

1

3

5

6

1

2

4

235

7

26

29

62

36A. Middle portion of the Districts of Yankalilla and Encounter Bay (Hundred of Yankalilla)

41

98

71

74

229

37

4

53

72

76

63

168

24

5

189

365

185

276

554

461

1,015

137

85

4

1

3

2

2

1

2

5

8

2

10

1

1

2

2

6

31

710

29

83

80

192

36B. Southern portion of the Districts of Yankalilla and Encounter Bay (Hundred of Waitpinga)

2

4

1

4

7

1

1

1

2

4

6

2

4

16

4

11

20

15

35

3

3

1

1

1

26

1

5

1

7

37. Portion of the District of Encounter Bay (Hundred of Encounter Bay)

18

32

47

37

105

18

3

13

27

27

38

68

12

3

80

180

87

101

260

188

448

58

60

1

1

2

8

1

2

1

2

4

1

1

5

4

10

3

17

15

252

27

37

13

77

37A. Portion of the District of Encounter Bay (Hundred of Goolwa)

42

88

85

57

302

26

5

42

73

67

45

191

20

2

185

420

184

256

605

440

1,045

83

86

2

2

1

2

1

5

1

4

1

3

2

10

10

3

1

6

18

6

5

2

4

2

8

4

1

1

21

34

716

59

33

126

218

37B. Portion of the District of Encounter Bay (Hundred of Nkangkita)

10

33

25

13

51

11

4

13

30

21

14

40

6

1

44

103

45

80

147

125

272

41

13

4

1

1

1

2

3

3

4

5

194

14

17

15

46

38. District of Bremer

30

41

34

35

114

18

6

27

49

59

30

85

9

3

93

185

92

170

278

262

540

77

44

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

3

1

1

2

3

1

1

4

15

378

28

33

41

102

39. District of Port Adelaide

150

262

250

150

819

135

31

121

230

243

256

758

82

20

663

1,134

710

1,000

1,797

1,710

3,507

9

172

23

6

1

1

4

9

10

50

7

25

23

15

6

11

23

90

21

1

24

8

1

5

2

9

14

2

165

172

2,598

247

445

41

733

40. District embracing the whole of the County of Gawler, exclusive of the Hundreds of Mudla Wirra and Port Gawler

13

34

26

21

82

11

1

13

25

18

24

54

4

2

59

129

60

80

188

140

328

16

19

6

3

2

1

2

3

34

4

8

13

217

10

49

5

64

41. District embracing the whole of the County of Light, exclusive of the District of Angaston, and a portion of the District of Mount Crawford

200

431

416

313

1,087

259

41

214

446

395

327

827

175

36

949

1,798

954

1,466

2,747

2,420

5,167

640

218

3

13

5

8

11

1

2

3

1

6

14

30

1

1

20

23

17

26

5

7

2

91

26

84

7

13

5

1

98

3,785

402

305

245

952

42. County of Sturt, exclusive of District of Nairne

20

48

46

43

171

20

7

23

47

38

37

101

10

1

105

250

103

154

355

257

612

34

8

16

1

1

2

2

3

5

2

3

5

10

3

30

1

46

13

3

1

43

380

31

81

7

119

43. County of Russell

5

11

4

12

51

6

4

6

7

6

10

22

3

23

70

25

29

93

54

147

6

15

7

2

1

4

8

15

14

75

7

27

34

44. District comprising the whole of the County of Eyre and the northern bank of the Murray from the Great Bend to the eastern boundary of the Province

29

41

32

51

132

33

2

19

41

35

36

84

15

3

91

229

93

140

320

233

533

49

53

2

9

1

1

1

2

3

2

2

1

2

3

1

2

58

12

2

18

329

25

84

10

119

45. District comprising the whole of the County of Stanley, exclusive of the Districts of Clare and Upper Wakefield

16

22

27

26

124

14

10

15

29

23

16

69

8

5

85

154

78

87

239

165

404

15

14

10

2

2

2

7

108

4

4

14

222

20

74

4

98

46. District comprising the whole of the County of Burra

99

192

193

173

702

87

8

108

199

163

162

506

61

10

533

921

552

657

1,454

1,209

2,663

19

9

4

3

4

5

11

12

10

2

13

38

11

2

1

15

13

14

1

12

5

3

2

9

468

8

52

3

43

2

2

58

1,809

448

107

30

585

47. District of County of Flinders

18

23

27

25

140

25

6

12

32

14

24

60

9

2

68

196

63

90

264

153

417

14

21

1

5

1

1

1

7

2

1

2

2

6

1

1

1

5

81

3

1

4

3

25

228

39

48

14

101

48. District of County of Frome

2

5

12

8

68

1

9

14

13

13

24

31

65

29

44

96

73

169

1

3

2

5

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

2

31

13

1

72

29

3

45

3

51

49. District of County of Grey

37

57

80

66

274

47

7

36

54

58

53

150

20

3

152

416

155

219

568

374

942

17

40

31

1

1

1

1

1

3

5

1

3

12

1

5

2

21

106

17

15

4

172

482

4

163

19

186

50. District of County of Robe

13

27

39

38

165

29

9

20

27

23

32

95

13

2

99

221

98

114

320

212

532

4

54

2

18

3

1

1

1

6

3

3

5

5

6

2

2

58

10

9

1

2

68

268

26

80

8

114

51. All that country between the boundary of the Province on the east ; the River Murray on the north and west, to the northern boundary of the County of Russell ; the eastern boundary of the County of Russell ; the sea-coast ; and by the northern boundary of the County of Robe

10

16

20

31

123

20

5

10

21

30

24

58

13

59

166

61

95

225

156

381

10

22

4

1

1

60

9

7

54

213

4

63

6

73

52. Comprising Kangaroo Island and Yorke's Peninsula, with that portion north lying westward of the County of Stanley, and on the production northwards of its western boundary to the southern boundary of the County of Frome

5

14

12

29

186

21

4

4

5

18

14

38

4

2

42

229

38

47

271

85

356

3

8

8

1

2

2

2

2

1

170

16

1

8

132

15

63

14

92

53. All that country north of the County of Frome, and the northern boundary of the last-mentioned District

3

8

9

19

131

9

3

5

14

14

7

30

1

32

150

32

39

182

71

253

1

4

12

1

2

1

1

2

2

1

1

103

20

1

64

37

3

54

3

60

54. All that country north of the Counties of Flinders and Frome

Totals

3,081

6,689

6,984

4,903

17,855

3,496

712

3,230

6,682

6,798

6,024

15,591

2,620

524

15,038

28,682

15,795

25,674

43,720

41,469

85,189

5,321

5,105

269

237

108

61

97

64

108

428

447

66

160

353

969

247

171

153

532

986

447

108

552

181

104

181

71

840

368

1,118

220

391

393

338

4,126

59,869

9,101

4,709

3,087

16,897

The estimated population, based on the last Census Returns (taken January 1st, 1851), and upon official returns of births and deaths, arrivals and departures by sea and land, &c., since that date, amounts to 95,725, being 10,436 more than the number arrived at by the present Census. To account for this discrepancy, it is necessary to state, that it has been ascertained that during the years 1851, 1852, 1853, and 1854, especially during 1852 and 1853, a much larger number of persons left the Province by sea, than are shown in the Customs Returns of Emigration ; in some instances to the extent of 50 per cent in excess. Assuming that, on an average, the actual emigration by sea has been 25 per cent in exces of that officially reported, it wil appear that, instead of 39,615 having left the Colony during those years, the real number must have been about 49,519. The estimated population those corrected would be about 85,821, leaving only 632 to be accounted for, which may be fairly added to the Census, for omissions, persons travelling, &c., and for District 64, the returns for which have not yet been received.